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2016 Postmortem

imagine2015

(2,054 posts) Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:55 PM Jun 2016

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General Election NATIONAL POLL JUNE 9: Clinton 42% Trump 38% Clinton +4

Thursday, June 9

General Election: Trump vs. Clinton Rasmussen Reports Clinton 42, Trump 38 Clinton +4

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General Election NATIONAL POLL JUNE 9: Clinton 42% Trump 38% Clinton +4 (Original Post) imagine2015 Jun 2016 OP

Polls are worthless at this point. Hillary and Trump haven't even squared off in their first debate. Trust Buster Jun 2016 #1

Do let us know tabasco Jun 2016 #2

At least one debate would be nice. Polls had Romney beating Obama ONE WEEK before the Trust Buster Jun 2016 #3

That might have been the only lead Romney ever had tabasco Jun 2016 #4

Wait, I thought the whole rationale for BS was based on polls like these robbedvoter Jun 2016 #8

Polls only matter when they are negative against Hillary qdouble Jun 2016 #5

20 point unaccounted for. Matt_R Jun 2016 #6

imagine2015—Unlikely CobaltBlue Jun 2016 #7

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)

1. Polls are worthless at this point. Hillary and Trump haven't even squared off in their first debate.

Reply to imagine2015 (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:57 PM

Jun 2016

tabasco

(22,974 posts)

2. Do let us know

Reply to Trust Buster (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 10:05 PM

Jun 2016

when the polls will be worthy.

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)

3. At least one debate would be nice. Polls had Romney beating Obama ONE WEEK before the

Reply to tabasco (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 10:09 PM

Jun 2016

2012 election. I'll keep you posted.

tabasco

(22,974 posts)

4. That might have been the only lead Romney ever had

Reply to Trust Buster (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 10:19 PM

Jun 2016

and it was short-lived.

robbedvoter

(28,290 posts)

8. Wait, I thought the whole rationale for BS was based on polls like these

Reply to Trust Buster (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 10, 2016, 04:53 AM

Jun 2016

so, they are only worthless when showing her ahead?

qdouble

(891 posts)

5. Polls only matter when they are negative against Hillary

Reply to imagine2015 (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 10:23 PM

Jun 2016

What's you email address, you must have not been forwarded the memo?

Matt_R

(456 posts)

6. 20 point unaccounted for.

Reply to imagine2015 (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 10:40 PM

Jun 2016

I wonder who gets those?

CobaltBlue

(1,122 posts)

7. imagine2015—Unlikely

Reply to imagine2015 (Original post)

Fri Jun 10, 2016, 03:46 AM

Jun 2016

The 2012 presidential election was Obama +4. (It was exactly +3.86.)

Presidential election cycles shift. Up or down for the incumbent White House party.

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